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Monday, 13 May 2013

Poison

****

4 Stars/5

Kyra had a good and steady
future as the master potioner; however, everything changes when she finds out
that the kingdom is in danger. The only way she knows that she can save it is
to kill her best friend, and heir to the throne, Ariana, but for the first time
her poisoned dart misses. Now, with the help of a magical pig, she must find a
way to find the princess and complete her task, but along the way she meets the
handsome Fred who she cannot seem to get away from and cannot stop thinking
about. Kyra now has to find a way to assassinate the Princess while hiding from
those who once called her a friend all before it is too late.

Poison is a charming and
sweet YA fantasy novel which has all the elements you want for a fun light
read. While I thought I knew where the story was going, it surprised me with
some unexpected twists which I did not see coming.

I like Kyra as she is
strong, brave and is willing to do what is right even if it will cost her
everything. I also like Fred as, unlike most YA love interests, he is a nice
and geeky but most importantly he is a good guy, which is a change from the
usual bad boy. However, my favourite character in Poison is Rosie the pig, as I
wanted her myself and it adds charm and lightness to the book.

Poison is a lovely book and I
wish there was going to be more books in this universe, however, sadly this is
Bridget Zinn’s first and last book as she died before it was published. I would
recommend this book to people who like Ella Enchanted and Brightly Woven.